Question
When a 14-week-old baby experiences cough symptoms, parents seek food therapy methods to alleviate discomfort.
Answer
One traditional Chinese food therapy for children’s cough is the use of lily honey. Lily contains starch, protein, fat, various alkaloids, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other components, which have a lung-clearing effect. When mixed with honey, it enhances the lung-soothing and cough-relieving benefits. This food therapy is particularly suitable for treating chronic bronchitis, dry throat cough in infants and young children, especially cough symptoms accompanied by constipation after the onset of autumn. The preparation method is as follows: wash and dry the lily, mix it evenly with honey, place it in a porcelain bowl, and steam it over boiling water in a pot to be consumed.